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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, Feb. 23, 2001 Brandy
Ramos Nikaido UC MERCED SPONSORS SECOND ANNUAL EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE FOR VALLEY CHICANO/LATINO STUDENTS Fresno, CA - The Second Annual San Joaquin Valley Chicano/Latino Educational Leadership Conference will be held from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2001 at the UC Center, Fresno (550 E. Shaw Ave.). The event is designed to inspire students to realize their educational and professional potential; encourage students to pursue post-secondary educational opportunities; instill the importance of cultural and family values; and motivate students to better the San Joaquin Valley through public service. About 100 Chicano/Latino high school students are expected to attend. Participants were selected based on their potential to positively impact the San Joaquin Valley and responses to essay questions. "This
event is about encouraging young people to reach their full potential,"
said spokesperson, Jorge Aguilar. "We want these students to
know that they can obtain a college education and make positive
contributions to the valley. All of our conference speakers are
living, breathing proof." The event is sponsored by UC Merced's Early Academic Outreach Program/UC Scholars; California State University, Fresno; Fresno Pacific University; Heald College; and the Chicano Latino Youth Leadership Project. UC Merced - the tenth UC campus and the nation's first research university to be built in the 21st century - is scheduled to open in 2004. The UC Scholars Early Academic Outreach Program serves historically disadvantaged K-12 students in Fresno, Kings, Madera, Merced, and Tulare Counties. The program's objective is to increase student competitive UC eligibility and enrollments rates in the Central San Joaquin Valley. For more details, call the UC Center, Fresno at (559) 241-7400. For online information about the University of California's activities in the San Joaquin Valley, visit www.ucinthevalley.org. #
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